Mexico: Corporate Governance

Digital footprints from emails, WhatsApp messages, and AI-generated documents are becoming decisive evidence in commercial litigation. As courts examine metadata, version histories, and collaboration records, companies face growing legal exposure from everyday digital communications that tell a more complete story than contracts alone.

One of the biggest mistakes when building a fintech is assuming that financial regulation is only a concern for companies that aspire to become banks. The reality is quite different. Many of today's most successful fintech companies began operating entirely outside the regulatory perimeter. They built innovative technology, validated their business models, acquired customers, and generated revenue without holding a financial services license.

Commercial companies in Mexico face a critical annual obligation to hold their Shareholders' or Partners' Meeting within the first four months of each year. This legal requirement encompasses the review and approval of financial statements, board reports, and the allocation of results from the previous fiscal year. Understanding the procedural requirements and typical agenda items for these meetings is essential for maintaining corporate good standing and avoiding legal contingencies.

On December 28, 2023, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit ("SCHP" [per] its acronym in Spanish), published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, ...

Mexican companies (SRLs and SAs) are now allowed to hold virtual meetings of shareholders or partners and of board of directors or managers to adopt corporate resolutions.

O México é um destino atrativo de nearshoring para empresas estrangeiras que buscam estabelecer operações no setor produtivo e de abastecimento para atender a América do norte e a América Central.

Los empresarios se encuentran en una búsqueda constante de mecanismos para enfrentar sus necesidades de capital con el menor costo financiero posible para desarrollar y hacer crecer sus negocios.

On March 14, 2016, the decree creating the Simplified Stock Corporation (Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada, or "SAS"), the first single-member corporation in Mexico, was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

It established that private communications may be intercepted for public security and investigations by the authorities, and the application of similar security measures.